Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Santosh Kumar Nirala of Janata Dal (United) won the Rajpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 84,184 votes (48.00% vote share). The runner-up was Bishawnath Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 51,396 votes.
A total of 15 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | 84184 | 48.00% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Bishawnath Ram | 51396 | 29.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Lalji Ram | 17031 | 9.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Ajad Paswan | 5540 | 3.20% | Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party |
| 5 | Raj Bali Ram | 3495 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Surendra Paswan | 2940 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Ramashanker Ram | 2143 | 1.20% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 8 | Anand Bardhan | 1376 | 0.80% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar Ram | 1302 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Jagdish Paswan Alias Jagdish Ram | 717 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Chhedi Lal Ram | 614 | 0.40% | Samajwadi Party |
| 12 | Virendra Kumar | 518 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 13 | Niwas Ram Dusadh | 500 | 0.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 14 | Manoj Kumar | 424 | 0.20% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 15 | Tarkeshwar Paswan | 415 | 0.20% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
The Rajpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Santosh Kumar Nirala (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 84,184 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.